Thursday, Oct. 24 | 6:00 p.m.
The Georgia Aquarium

Our 25th Anniversary Patron Dinner is CRK’s most important fundraiser of the year, raising 20% of our annual operating budget. Your support is helping to ensure enough clean water in the Chattahoochee River system for now and future generations. Join us as we celebrate the youth and youth-focused organizations that are encouraging the next generation of river advocates and environmental stewards to stand up and make a difference!

Schedule and Important Details

We are looking forward to seeing you on Thursday, October 24 at 6 p.m. for Chattahoochee Riverkeeper’s 25th Anniversary Patron Dinner and Celebration! We have planned a fantastic evening to celebrate our region’s most important natural resource, the Chattahoochee River, and the people who are working hard to keep it clean and safe for current and future generations.

Please see below for important details regarding this event.

What to expect

Please arrive at 6 p.m. for a reception. Ceremonies begin promptly at 7 p.m. Dinner, drinks, and dessert will be served, and all are invited to stay after the program concludes for live music, dancing and cocktails. Dress is business/cocktail attire.

Getting to the Aquarium

The 25th Anniversary Patron Dinner and Celebration will take place in the Oceans Ballroom of the Georgia Aquarium, which is located at 246 Ivan Allen Junior Boulevard Northwest, Atlanta, GA. To enter the Oceans Ballroom, do not go through the Georgia Aquarium’s main entrance; instead, please follow the path past the main entrance and take a left onto Ivan Allen Boulevard, at which point the Oceans Ballroom entrance will be on your left. The entrance to the Oceans Ballroom is on the first floor of the parking garage. Your parking fee will be waived, so please bring your parking pass inside the venue with you to be validated.

Please note that travel to the Georgia Aquarium during rush hour can be congested, and an Atlanta United game is scheduled for the same night at 8 p.m. We recommend that you ride share where possible and plan accordingly for traffic.

Don’t forget!

You do not need to print your ticket to the event. There will be stations to check-in as you enter the Oceans Ballroom.

Save time and get a jumpstart on the competition by pre-registering for our silent auction. Bidding is already open, so no need to wait to begin browsing our collection of items and experiences and placing your bids to support Chattahoochee Riverkeeper. Simply click here to register or text CRK25 to 52182 to get started.

Table hosts, please share this important information with your guests, who otherwise may not know about arrival times, directions, etc. Please forward this email to those you have invited to join us for the evening.

Please note that this event has reached its capacity, and additional seating requests may be difficult to accommodate at this point in time. Questions can be directed to Ms. Rebecca Powell, Chattahoochee Riverkeeper Development Director, by emailing rpowell@chattahoochee.org.

River Guardian Award

One More Generations’ leadership in the protection of endangered species, environmental conservation and youth empowerment is groundbreaking, inspirational and impactful. led by siblings Olivia and Carter Reis, they have also led numerous initiatives to reduce and eliminate reliance on single use plastics.

River Hero Award

Hannah Testa is a sustainability advocate, international speaker and founder of Hannah4Change, she is dedicated to fighting issues that impact the planet. Hannah will receive our River Hero Award for leadership in promoting sustainability and reducing plastic pollution around the planet.

River Steward Award

Captain Planet Foundation has invested in CRK’s environmental education initiatives and those of many others around the nation to teach and inspire the next generation of environmental stewards. Today, Captain Planet Foundation is leading a new movement in youth empowerment and environmental awareness.

River Educator Award

For nearly ten years, Stephanie Miles has been committed to experiential learning at Villa Rica High School by collaborating with CRK and the Georgia Adopt-A-Stream program. Under Stephanie’s leadership, students learn about chemistry, biology and ecology in a field setting, and become citizen scientists, contributing important data for water quality protection.

River Educator Award

Through the Discovery program, The Westminster Schools has provided experiential and place-based learning for its students to learn about the Chattahoochee River and the many functions it provides to our community. David McMahan’s leadership within this inspiring programming is commendable and should be replicated throughout our watershed.

2019 Sponsors

BECOME A SPONSOR!

With continued threats to our river, CRK needs your support more than ever. If you are interested in sponsoring this event, please contact Becca Powell at (404) 352-9828, ext. 19 or rpowell@chattahoochee.org. View or download our event sponsor packet here.

Here’s what happened in 2018

24th Annual Patron Dinner

In 2018, 500 guests gathered at the Georgia Aquarium to celebrate CRK’s accomplishments. We honored Van Michael Salon with our prestigious River Guardian Award for their commitment to sharing the CRK message of clean water protection with their clientele and fundraising efforts over nearly a decade. We honored Agnes Scott College with our River Sustainability Award for demonstrating exceptional commitment to protecting the Chattahoochee River. The college has implemented a water plan to reduce its footprint on the river, focusing on efficiency and conservation. We were also pleased to honor Bonnie Jackson, a member of the CRK family, with our River Steward Award. For three decades, Bonnie devoted herself to protecting Georgia’s natural resources by serving the organizations that are dedicated to defending and preserving its special places.